It’s been so long since you were light-hearted. God knows you try not to worry, to wait patiently, to be thankful in all the other things. Will this be my lot in life? You still wonder in the dark. Will there be any joy left for me? You struggle to pray. For what? What is it you are actually praying for? What is it that you want God to do? You can change this if you want to, Father. Your prayers loopRead more
Posts tagged: #waiting
“Love and Longing”
Last night, we stretched our hands out around the table and asked God for help. Four needy children and one selfish mother, all of us rude, asking for God to come to us, and make us right again. David, the man who patiently lays down his life for his family and friends, was not with us. He was back again to an empty farmhouse with bare floors and bookshelves, enjoying no breathy kisses from a sleepy girl-child, or boistrous story-telling fromRead more
Given Breath 